Terrell Avenue [11-9-13]

At 16:52 hours on November 9th, the Oceanside Fire Department was alerted to a report of a small explosion at 205 Terrell Avenue (between Silver Lane and Brian Street). Responding units were advised that the family had safely exited the home and that there were no aided. Upon arrival units entered the rear yard and were met with a strong odor of propane. The source of the odor was a malfunctioning twenty pound propane tank that experienced a small explosion but did not cause significant damage. Firefighters removed the tank from the property and brought it to a small park nearby to prepare for a propane burn off. Oceanside firefighters stretched two hand lines off of Engine 243 and put both into operation. Once the burn off had begun one line was concentrated on cooling the tank while the other was directed at the other elements of the burn off kit. Within twenty minutes the near full tank was successfully burned off. The homeowner advised that he had recently acquired the tank and the Nassau County Fire Marshal responded to the scene to investigate further. All fire department units were under the command of Oceanside Engine 243 Captain Robert Sutton Jr.